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HER Number:MDV132697
Name:Old quarry adjacent to Matford Roundabout

Summary

Site of an old quarry recorded on historic mapping.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 935 890
Map Sheet:SX98NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishExminster
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishEXMINSTER

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • QUARRY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Occasionally) to 1900 AD (Occasionally))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The quarry is depicted on the Exminster Tithe Map. It was not, however, subject to tithes.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Old Quarry marked.

Hughes, S. + Valentin, J., 2010, Land Southwest of Exeter Development Masterplan Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment, Fieldwalking and Geophysical Survey, 8, Fig. 2, Appendix 1 (Report - Assessment). SDV347868.

Site of a possible former quarry (A44) recorded during a site walkover on land to the south-west of Exeter, comprising a vertical cliff cut into Breccia bedrock. Marked as 'old quarry' on the 1889 Ordnance Survey map.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #136742 ]
SDV347868Report - Assessment: Hughes, S. + Valentin, J.. 2010. Land Southwest of Exeter Development Masterplan Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment, Fieldwalking and Geophysical Survey. AC Archaeology Report. ACD114/2/0. Digital + A4. 8, Fig. 2, Appendix 1.
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV5326 - Assessment, Fieldwalking and Geophysical Survey of Land to the south-west of Exeter

Date Last Edited:Apr 8 2022 4:15PM